After collecting publicly available information about worldwide data breaches, the Breach Level Index (BLI) showed that there were over 183 million data records lost or stolen from July through September 2014.

As our new infographic shows, that means there were nearly 2 million records lost or stolen every day. That’s 23 records a second. Of the 320 reported breaches in Q3, 46% involved identity theft, making it the #1 type of data breach.

The quarter reaffirmed that cyber attackers are unrelentingly targeting valuable financial and personally identifiable information, as the financial services industry experienced 42% of the third quarter breaches and the retail industry experienced 31%.

The financial services industry was hit particularly hard due to the JPMorgan Chase breach, in which 76 million data records — including customer names, email addresses, phone numbers and addresses — were stolen, and the breach was given a 10.0 risk score by the Breach Level Index. Thankfully, financial records were not obtained.

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21/02/18 @ 10:02MikeFingerprint on my mobil and hope to se Iris in the mobil soon. And hope to see fingerprint i paymentcards!

19/02/18 @ 16:02Tiffany ConwayHi David,
Thanks so much for your enthusiasm and interest in DDL! Unfortunately, at this time the pilot is still limited to a group of selected CO DMV participants, and enrollment at DMV locations is not yet being offered. We are working hard alongside our partners to ensure that DDL will be an option for any resident in the near future.
In the meantime, please do stay engaged in our pilot activity and news. And feel free to drop us a line at ddlpilot@gemalto.com – We would be happy to add your name to a wait-list of people who are interested in being part of a later phase of test participants.
Thanks again,
Tiffany

19/02/18 @ 16:02Tiffany ConwayHi Robert,
Yes, you hit the nail on the head! That is exactly the concept - a securely stored and locked application that houses an encrypted file which represents your driver's license or ID card in a digital format. This is very similar to mobile payment on your smart phone. The data that is presented is a digital representation of a physical credit card, but provides new benefits like greater convenience and higher security.
Thanks,
Tiffany